IrelandSports

=Sports in Ireland= Ireland has an extremely unique and successful sporting history with large quantities of sports being played at both professional and amateur levels

Hurling
Hurling is an uniquely Irish sport that is played only in Ireland. It is a game like hockey except the ball(called a sliothar) can be raised off the ground and placed in a player's hand. The goal of the game is to score more points than the other team by either scoring a goal(ball is hit into a net) which is worth 3 points, or by scoring a point(ball is hit between two large posts which stand on top of the net almost like an american football post) which is worth 1 point.

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Golf
Golf has a very strong tradition in ireland and this tradition looks set to continue with a lot of young Irish people taking up the game at an early age. the success of Padraig Harrington in recent times has boosted the popularity of golf in Ireland.

Soccer
Soccer is Ireland's most popular sport with hundreds of local teams around the country. Ireland's success in the 1990, 1994 and 2002 World Cup's greatly helped improve the quality of irish soccer with increased grants nationwide. The governing body of Irish football is the Football Association of Ireland. Despite the quality of Irish Football many Irish follow the English Premier League and support teams in this league. The main news associated with the league are shown in this rss;

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Rugby
Rugby is the second most popular sport in ireland but it is probably the most successly sport in Ireland in international terms. For the last 5 years Ireland has been ranked among the top 10 rugby nations in the world with a record high of 3rd place in the world achieved a few years ago.

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